Situation being same, what makes the difference?

Hell as depicted in Hortus Deliciarum

Once an Indian died and went to Hell and found out that every country had different hell for its people. First he went to a German hell and peeped in. He asked the devil as to how people are punished here. The devil answered, “For one hour, people are made to sit on an electric chair and then made to sleep on the bed of iron-nails. Later a German devil comes and beats them for the rest of the day.” Our hero did not like what he saw and heard. So, he moved on to check out the other hells.

Other types of hell:

Next, he saw more or less the same treatments being meted out in all other hells.

Lastly, he came to the Indian hell and found a long line of people waiting to enter it. He asked the people waiting as to why Indian hell had so much of people anxious to enter it. The person standing there told, “For one hour, people are made to sit on an electric chair and then made to sleep on the bed of iron-nails. Later an Indian devil comes and beats them for the rest of the day.”

Our hero was confused. It was same as others. So he asked, “It is same as other hells, then how come there is such a long queue for Indian hell?”. The person answered, “True! But the maintenance is so bad that electric chair does not work, somebody has stolen the iron nails and the Indian devil was an Indian Government servant. So, he comes, signs the register and goes off.”

Hell is hell everywhere. But, it’s the personnel who make the difference.

Marriage is marriage everywhere. But, it’s the personnel who make the difference in this institution.

Situation is more or less same everywhere. But it’s the person involved who makes a difference in the situation.

Mirror is a mirror everywhere. But the reflection depends on who stands in front of it.

Just the same. Life is life all along. It’s what you make out of it that makes it beautiful or otherwise.

“मिलो थो ऐसे मिलो के लोग करे आरजू और

जियो थो ऐसे जियो के दुनिया मिसाल दे”.

“If you meet someone, meet them so that they look forward to meeting you again,

and if you live, live life such that people set you as an example to live.”

Wishing you to make a difference in your life...........